Eli Elbag, the father of Liri Elbag, presented her photo before the kidnapping and after the kidnapping
Eli Albag, the father of Liri Albag, the 19-year-old soldier who is being held captive by Hamas, this morning (Tuesday) attacked Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's recent statements regarding the abductees.
"I exploded on Smotrich and will continue every time he expresses himself with genius ideas that I wouldn't let him become a kindergarten teacher," he said.
According to Elbag, "The statements of the abductees are not the most important thing, and all sorts of other things. I also wished him that his children would be kidnapped, I am not ashamed to say that. If a minister in the government can be so heartless, to say such a sentence, then I will also say my sentences - that the children will be kidnapped from him, and after that he will speak. At the moment he has no right to speak, so he should shut up."
Eli Elbag at a demonstration for the return of the abductees, last month/Niv Aharonson
When asked if in his opinion the Prime Minister is committed to the issue of returning the abductees, Elbag answered emphatically.
"The prime minister is committed. I had a meeting with him, all the members of the cabinet, no one, including Deri, I tell you, Deri is also at the event, he cares, he cares. I say all the time, everywhere, our time is to be united, only together we can Forever. It won't help, I'm begging, we have no choice, I want my girl at home and if we continue on the sixth of October we will lose the country, not only the children, the country."
Documentation of Elbag in captivity of Hamas/official website, from the article in the Daily Mail
Regarding the contacts being forged for the deal, Elbag said that he demands that it be implemented.
"I oblige them to make it happen, and they are also in it," he emphasized.
"Let's not forget that we were in the dark for many, many months. The very fact that a dialogue begins, and it's going to be long and difficult, we understand that. But there is hard and there is harder, we have nothing else. There is nothing more important than returning the abducted. Those who do not think That way, imagine that your child was kidnapped, he doesn't answer you for two days, and you know he is in the hands of bad people. After that, think about what you would do, what is important and what is not important."
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